This Way Up (album)

1994 studio album by Chris de Burgh

This Way Up

Studio album by

Chris de Burgh

Released

19 May 1994

Genre

Rock

Length

45:14

Label

A&M

Producer

Peter Smith

Chris de Burgh chronology

Power of Ten
(1992)

This Way Up
(1994)

Beautiful Dreams
(1995)

This Way Up is the eleventh studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1994 on A&M Records. Two singles from the album charted in the United Kingdom: "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" (No. 51) and "The Snows of New York" (No. 60).^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris de Burgh, except where noted.

"This Silent World" – 4:07
"This Is Love" – 3:47
"This Weight on Me" – 4:04
"Here Is Your Paradise" (de Burgh, Steve Duberry) – 3:28
"Oh My Brave Hearts" (de Burgh, Duberry) – 6:51
"Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" – 3:25
"The Son and the Father" – 2:49
"Up Here in Heaven" – 5:56
"You Are the Reason" – 4:00
"Love's Got a Hold on Me" (de Burgh, Albert Hammond) – 3:44
"The Snows of New York" (de Burgh, Hammond) – 3:03

Personnel

Chris de Burgh – lead and backing vocals
Victor Martin – keyboards
Neil Taylor – lead and rhythm guitars
Phil Spalding – additional rhythm guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Jimmy Copley – drums
Stephen McDonnell – brass (6)
Nick Ingman – string arrangements (4, 7, 8)
The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (4, 7, 8)
Peter Smith – backing vocals
Hannah Clive – backing vocals (6)

Production

Produced, engineered and mixed by Peter Smith
Assistant engineers – Rob Kirwan and Jim Lowe
Mix assistant – Ben Darlow
Design – Jeremy Pearce at Stylorouge
Management – Dave Margereson and Kenny Thomson

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[2]	149
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "CHRIS DE BURGH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 June 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris De Burgh; 'This Way Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Chris De Burgh – This Way Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2019.